Analysis Commentary A Dutch Appeals Court Nixed A Landmark Emissions Reduction Order Against Shell. What Comes Next For Corporate Climate Accountability Litigation? Credit: Jess Sloss via Flickr, CC BY 2.0
French Oil Major Failed To FulFill 'Vigilance' Duty On Climate, Paris Court Rules Dana Drugmand, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. A French court on Thursday ruled that the oil major TotalEnergies must take responsibility for the full scope
Shell Climate Case Comes Before The Netherlands’ Highest Court The Dutch environmental group that won a landmark 2021 climate change verdict against oil major Shell will be facing off once more against the company on Friday in the Netherlands’ highest court. Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands) is asking the Dutch Supreme Court to reinstate the district court’s
Trump Justice Department Sues Minnesota Seeking To Stop Climate Fraud Case Against Big Oil From Advancing The Trump administration’s Department of Justice is going after another state that has taken legal action against the oil and gas industry over alleged climate deception, seeking to quash the litigation and shield the industry from any prospect of liability. On Monday, May 4 the Department of Justice (DOJ)